AN ANALYSIS ON EFL STUDENT TEACHERS’ DIFFICULTIES DURING TEACHING PRACTICE: A CASE STUDY AT JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN MATARAM

RAHMA TARI, TIAZ (2017) AN ANALYSIS ON EFL STUDENT TEACHERS’ DIFFICULTIES DURING TEACHING PRACTICE: A CASE STUDY AT JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN MATARAM. S1 thesis, Universitas Mataram.

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Abstract

Teaching Practice: A Case Study at Junior and Senior High Schools in Mataram‖ aims at (1) identifying difficulties faced by EFL student teachers during their teaching practice experience and (2) finding out how the EFL student teachers deal with the difficulties. The sample of this research involves 20 EFL student teachers, in the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Mataram University who have completed their teaching practice program which lasted for about five months in academic year 2016-2017. This research utilized descriptive qualitative research. The data were collected through (1) close-ended questionnaire which sought the information of the student teachers‘ perceptions of the difficulties during teaching practice related to classroom management, difficulties in conducting evaluation on students, difficulties related to supervisor and cooperating teacher, difficulties related to participation in other non- teaching duties and difficulties related to learning material, and (2) semi-structured interview which sought the information about the student teachers‘ initiatives in dealing with the difficulties. The results of both the questionnaire and interview show that there are some problems coming up during teaching practice program in academic year 2016-2017. Based on the findings, major difficulties identified are related to classroom management, evaluation on students and learning material aspects. On the other hand, difficulties which are related to participation in non-teaching duties, supervisor and cooperating teacher are considered as minor difficulties. The initiatives given by the EFL student teachers in solving the difficulties faced during the teaching practice program are discussing the problems and difficulties with friends, cooperating teacher and supervisor, learning from books and internet, preparing everything that are needed before coming to class, making use of internet and any other resources, always communicating with the students when a problem occurred, making use of some techniques in dealing with students’ disruptive attitude, such as using silence, punishment, rewards and threat.

Item Type: Thesis (S1)
Keywords (Kata Kunci): EFL Student teachers, difficulties, teaching practice
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions: Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan
Depositing User: Saprudin Saprudin
Date Deposited: 03 May 2018 06:16
Last Modified: 03 May 2018 06:16
URI: http://eprints.unram.ac.id/id/eprint/3529

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